Faces of the Future

What Extraordinary Students Are Telling Us About Tomorrow's Uncertain Job Market

Across the country, talented and driven young people are pushing well beyond the boundaries of school, finding new ways to learn advanced computer science, tackle big challenges, and start mapping an uncharted future. As part of Education Week's special coverage of schools and the future of work, we're profiling some of these students, because we believe their stories hold important lessons about the promise—and peril—that all of today’s students will face in tomorrow’s uncertain labor market. Check out the student profiles below:

Before they were teenagers, Jeremy Currier and Seth Stephens showed the advanced computer skills and and probing minds that are highly sought after by employers. How did they end up at the center of a possible criminal investigation?